Series on Spirituality and Aging Plans Lecture on Medical Perspectives Nov. 14

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Posted: Thursday Oct 18, 2012

Oct. 18, 2012

Saint Vincent College School of Social Sciences, Communication, and Education will present Dr. Thomas J. Antos, M.D., physician and professor of medicine, as the third and final speaker in the fifth edition of its lecture series on Aging and Spirituality at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Fred M. Rogers Center. His presentation is entitled, “Medical and Formative Spiritual Perspectives.” Admission is free and open to the public.

A 1965 graduate of Saint Vincent College where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in biology, Dr. Antos earned a doctor of medicine degree at Hahnemann Medical College before completing his internship in medicine and a residency in internal medicine at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh.

He was a member of the senior active staff at Mercy Hospital from 1972 to 2000 and served as chief of the division of internal medicine in the department of medicine from 1979 to 1993. A member of the medical staff at UPMC Presbyterian from 1995 to 2007, he has been a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine since 1996 and continues as an honorary and emeritus member of the medical staff at UPMC Presbyterian since 2007. He has also served on the board of directors of the Allegheny County Medical Society and was a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves Medical Corps from 1969 to 1977.

Dr. Antos completed specialty certification with the American Board of Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine.

He is a member of the Allegheny County Medical Society, Pennsylvania Medical Society, American Medical Association, American College of Physicians and the American Geriatric Society.

He and his wife, Patricia, live in Pittsburgh.

Persons of all ages are welcome to attend and share in the discussion and questions.

Parking for the physically challenged is available at the Fred M. Rogers Center. All participants may park in Parking Area A and enter the Rogers Center at the first floor entrance.

Reservations are not required. For additional information, phone 724 805-2522.